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9 Device Access Manager for HP ProtectTools (select models only) HP ProtectTools Device Access Manager controls access to data by disabling data transfer devices. NOTE: Some human interface/input devices, such as a mouse, keyboard, TouchPad, and fingerprint reader, are not controlled by Device Access Manager. For more information, see Unmanaged Device Classes on page 99. Windows® operating system administrators use HP ProtectTools Device Access Manager to control access to the devices on a system and to protect against unauthorized access: ● Device profiles are created for each user, to define the devices that they are allowed or denied permission to access. ● Just-in-time authentication (JITA) allows predefined users to authenticate themselves in order to access devices which are otherwise denied. ● Administrators and trusted users can be excluded from the restrictions on device access imposed by Device Access Manager by adding them to the Device Administrators group. This group's membership is managed using Advanced Settings. ● Device access can be granted or denied on the basis of group membership or for individual users. ● For device classes such as CD-ROM drives and DVD drives, read access and write access can be allowed or denied separately. Opening Device Access Manager 1. Log in as an administrator. 2. Click Start, click All Programs, click Security and Protection, and then click HP ProtectTools Administrative Console. 3. In the left pane, click Device Access Manager. Users can view the HP ProtectTools Device Access Manager policy using HP ProtectTools Security Manager. This console provides a read-only view. Opening Device Access Manager 89

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Device Access Manager for HP
ProtectTools (select models only)
HP ProtectTools Device Access Manager controls access to data by disabling data transfer devices.
NOTE:
Some human interface/input devices, such as a mouse, keyboard, TouchPad, and
fingerprint reader, are not controlled by Device Access Manager. For more information, see
Unmanaged Device Classes
on page
99
.
Windows® operating system administrators use HP ProtectTools Device Access Manager to control
access to the devices on a system and to protect against unauthorized access:
●
Device profiles are created for each user, to define the devices that they are allowed or denied
permission to access.
●
Just-in-time authentication (JITA) allows predefined users to authenticate themselves in order to
access devices which are otherwise denied.
●
Administrators and trusted users can be excluded from the restrictions on device access
imposed by Device Access Manager by adding them to the Device Administrators group. This
group's membership is managed using Advanced Settings.
●
Device access can be granted or denied on the basis of group membership or for individual
users.
●
For device classes such as CD-ROM drives and DVD drives, read access and write access can
be allowed or denied separately.
Opening Device Access Manager
1.
Log in as an administrator.
2.
Click
Start
, click
All Programs
, click
Security and Protection
, and then click
HP ProtectTools
Administrative Console
.
3.
In the left pane, click
Device Access Manager
.
Users can view the HP ProtectTools Device Access Manager policy using HP ProtectTools Security
Manager. This console provides a read-only view.
Opening Device Access Manager
89